Lane Limited MV-1000

Wow! Here I am again being the first one to review an obscure Lane tobacco. Or is it? I bet more than a few of us have smoked this under a diffrent name from out local tobaccanist. At the Beans and Briar where I buy alot of my cheap, bulk, everydays, this one is known as Briar Red. I got it on a whim and have to say that it is very enjoyable indeed. It is in the same category as other Danish Cav's such as Amphora Red and Scandinivak. The smoke has a nice spice while remaining light and never tires easily. I can smoke this all day and still want more. I think some of us get a little snobbish when it comes to tobacco, and that's a mistake when it comes to Lane bulk blends. Some are absolutely putrid in my book, such as Crown Achievment and IQ. Others like this one, BCA, and LL-7, are great smokes. Not real complex, they nonetheless are perfect for all day consumption. Try it out, you may find you've made a good cheap companion!

Lane - MV 1000.

The ribbons are very fine, medium brown, and the hydration is perfect. The smell's nicely aromatic, but not heavy.

This one is extremely easy to light, and gives a 'lightweight' aromatic flavour. Instead of the usual heavy Black Cav' with loads of sticky flavours, found in most aro's, I get a clean flavour of Virginia with some lightly added Vanilla. MV 1000 gives a cool burn, with a bite free smoke.

The room-note's pleasant (very pleasant for any non-smokers in the room), and the nicotine's mild.

This is a good quality smoke, but not something I'd add to my rotation.

Recommended.

MV-1000 … For one reason or another, this is a Lane tobacco that I never tried, until now. A fine ribbon cut VA. blend with a tin aroma that reminds me of marshmallows.

First off this blend surprised me; I found it more substantial in flavor than I would have guessed, and not as sweet tasting as the tin (baggie) aroma would suggest, which I'm thankful for. I found this stuff to be bite free, cool burning, dry and IMO worthwhile. I suppose you could call this an aromatic blend, but it sure is an easy one to smoke, with none of my usual objections regarding ARO's. Bottom line, mildish and very pleasant, but a bit low on it's vitamin N level.

PS... An approximate mix of 50/50, PA and MV-1000 turned out to be a nice alternative smoke.

This is yet another gourmet version of Capt. Black. In this case it is Capt. Black Gold. Unlike 1Q, it is not nauseatingly sweet but not as masculine (you'll have to figure out what that means) as RLP6, the other 2 gourmet versions of CB, Royal and White respectively. You get a mild taste of tobacco and a room note similar to RLP6. This is a light colored, finely, short cut, Virginia Cavendish. The blend burns fast and easily. If you experience a little bite it is not the blend, but the rapid burn. Just take it slow. A dash of Burley would help this blend and 1Q as well. RLP6 is full of Burley. For those who don't usually smoke aromatics I would strongly suggest this one as a test, or an alternative to the non-aromatics you smoke now. If you like this blend and would like to try it with the volume turned up, try RLP6.

This has been my daily smoke since I dropped rubbing snuff in favor of the pipe full time. I'm fairly new to reviewing and have little experience at this point with many different tobaccos; however, I would like to offer my novice opinion--might help someone else.

This blend is fairly mild, burns cool with proper puffing, and has a slight touch of sweetness. I find it to be somewhat mild in the nicotine arena, which leads me to frantic puffing at times to get a good dose. Even with this frantic puffing, I have had a sore tongue, but not a harshly bitten one. I would recommend this tobacco for a new smoker and one that smokes Virginia on a regular basis.

Enjoy! SUMO

This was a welcome surprise. I didn't detect any flavoring, but it does smell pretty good. I am going to try this with some Burley tobaccos for a homemade half and half. This is a very finely shredded tobacco, so it tends to burn relatively fast.

10/23/04: Too fine for most pipes. Makes a good blender with any quality Burley for a nicer "Half & Half" without the flavorings. Would also be an o.k. R.Y.O. cigarette tobac. By itself would probably smoke too hot in a pipe.

02/13/04: Bought a new batch. This sample had a more obvious flavoring than the original review. Very tasty. A very "Danish"flavoring. Perhaps honey? I smoked it after some Rum & Maple and I enjoyed this more than the R&M.

Here's a perfectly respectable bulk aromatic. If you want an inoffensive, inexpensive tobacco that it available everywhere and will moderately please the smoker and those he smokes amidst MV 1000 will do it for you.

Don't expect anything spectacular. This is a fine cut Virginia of middling quality with an entirely inoffensive vanilla top dressing. It's a latte from Starbucks. It's a little different from 1Q and if 1Q suits your fancy, why not try a Virginia-esque variation on the same.

Soft, simple, sweet smelling but not insipid. Nice and almost forgettable, but you a do a great deal worse.

This is one of the better aromatics that I have come across. The flavor, although somewhat lacking in true tobacco taste, was pleasant and light. The room note was appealing to all that I smoked it around and experienced very little wet dottle at the end of the smoke.

Favorite Lane aromatic to date. Used to be RLP-6, but something has really gone downhill on that one and it was pulled from my rotation. Early retirement. Anyhow, I received this in a sampler, and gods this stuff smells amazing in the bag! Just like a good, warm sugar cookie coming out of the oven. Already I am sensing an RLP-6 replacement. This description says ribbon cut, but this is most definitely a coarser shag cut with some pretty long strands in there. I can't really place at the moment what taste this reminds me of upon lighting. But I personally love it...it's warm, sweet, and bread-like. Maybe sweet rolls? Surprisingly you can still make out a moderate amount of the VA tobacco flavors despite the topping, which distinguishes well-balanced aromatics in my book. Moisture content is just right, burn is just right, substance of smoke is just right. Kudos to Lane for exercising restraint on PG and topping! MV can bite, so watch the cadence. I'm giving this 3 stars because it is pretty impressive as far as aromatics go. I plan to keep it in rotation for when I crave the sweet but not overly sweet stuff.